Thankful - Day 2 Temple

I am so thankful for temples.


Jeff and I were married in the Mesa Temple almost 2 years ago now. Since then we have tried going to the temple every week. I can count on my fingers the number of weeks we've missed going. Boy howdy can I tell a difference in my week when we didn't go. Going to the temple helps me stay positive. It gives me understanding of God's plan for me and a glimpse of His bigger picture. I am happier and easier to get along with. Going with Jeff each week strengthens and fortifies our marriage. It helps us in building a solid foundation to raise our family. It helps us through the rough times in life. When I am there, I get a reassurance of God's love for me and I leave with a greater love for others.

I am so thankful to live so close to a temple, thankful for a husband who goes with me each week, grateful for Jeff's mom who watches Scotty every other week for us when we go!

If you aren't familiar with the LDS temple and what we do there, here is a link with wonderful information about it: http://lds.org/church/temples/why-we-build-temples/what-happens-in-temples?lang=eng

Spring Break!!

When I went to school, I chose BYU over ASU because I couldn't find any way I liked ASU over BYU. More than a year after I graduated BYU, I have finally found one... ASU gets SPRING BREAK!!!

Now you'd think since I'm already graduated that it wouldn't matter to me, but my hunky husband is going to school at ASU and that foreign concept of Spring Break came as a welcome relief.

Although we both still had to work, we managed to find time to have some fun.

We went to a Cubbies Spring Training game and because my father in law rocks, we got to sit in the Mayor's Box right behind home plate. Best way to watch a game. I am now officially spoiled.


The following day, we finally got to utilize the tent we got as a wedding present.



Yep! We went camping! I'm not a real camper but I think Jeff can help cure me of that. We had such a great time.




The weather was perfect for camping and Arizona was so green!! (Ok green for a desert. No comments saying it's not green! haha)


When we returned, I wanted to take a cold shower only to find out that we had no cold water, only piping hot water. Yuck! Thankfully we live near my in-laws and we used their nice cold water.

Saturday rocked! We got up early and went to the temple, which is one of my favorite things to do with Jeff, made a delicious breakfast, totally cleaned our apartment and hung more picture frames on the walls and such. I love having a clean apartment! and having stuff on the walls makes it feel more like home (well except that we haven't put pictures in those frames yet so we have pictures of random people on our walls).

Although this week was a break from school for Jeff and teaching for me, it was not a break from the play. So after all of our house work, I had a matinee performance, got a massage and ice cream between shows, had another rocking show that night, and ended the night by going out with my husband, the cast, crew and friends to Oreganos. We came home exhausted and crashed. But it was such a good day! Such a good week!!

For not being a student, this Spring Break was one of the best I've ever had!!

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Brinton

On January 8th, 2010 I married my best friend who is the most wonderful man in the Mesa LDS Temple. Our family and friends joined us in the Temple for a beautiful ceremony. Normally Jeff is the crier and I am not, but that day as we were both sitting there beaming, I was the one shedding tears of joy. The day I had only dreamed of and imagined my whole life was finally here and I was so overwhelmed with wonderful emotions and feelings I couldn't help it! I felt so blessed to be marrying this incredible man. I did not know it was possible to love someone so much.


The reception was absolutely beautiful. Thank you SOOOO much to everyone that helped. It was picture perfect. Speaking of pictures, I'll be posting more soon.

I don't know what I did to deserve Jeff but I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for him.

"Sweet is the Peace"

Over the past couple of days I have been really antsy, ready for change. It's like I am too anxious inside to do anything but I feel even more anxious not doing anything! I'm feeling more than ready to head back to Utah and at the same time hesitant to go because it is my last semester at BYU and that comes with mixed emotions. I love my family dearly but sometimes there is so much petty bickering and complaining that I want to scream! Anyway, as you can tell, I have not been at peace for the last week or so. But today was different. "Why?" you may ask. The best response I can come up with is

"Sweet is the peace the gospel brings
To seeking minds and true.
With light refulgent on its wings,
It clears the human view" (LDS Hymn #14)

Today my mom and I went to the Temple. I haven't been in two months! I can't believe that I live so close to a temple and yet I hadn't taken the time to go. What a blessing it was to be there. It was exactly what my anxious soul needed. There was immediate peace when I walked in that building. I was only there for an hour, but sitting in that sacred place without any pressures from the outside world was incredible. They always have quite hymns playing in the background and the words of those hymns kept flowing into my mind, each bringing me greater peace and calming my worried heart. It did "clear my human view." Right now my temple experience is limited, but I cannot wait for the day when I can receive all the blessings from the temple and feel that even greater peace.